Prindi

Alejandro Leal

Title: THE NOMOS OF THE EARTH IN HONG KONG

Supervisor: Prof. Wolfgang Drechsler

Opponent: Dr. Amirouche Moktefi

Defense: 19 January 2022

 

Abstract: At least following the 2017 Chinese translation of The Nomos of the Earth, Chinese scholars have increasingly been using and applying Schmitt’s spatial concepts in domestic and international issues. This dissertation will first summarize Schmitt’s late work and then understand its reception and interpretation in China. The spatial concepts of nomos and Great Space, as well as some of the Chinese scholars influenced by Schmitt’s work, will be introduced and discussed. Furthermore, this master thesis will examine the application of Schmitt’s spatial concepts in Hong Kong and explore the impact of dwelling places on citizens’ relations to other spaces in the city.

 

Keywords: Nomos, Carl Schmitt, Hong Kong, China